Film Analysis: The Boondock Saints

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The Boondock Saints is a great movie for those who like a story line in their action movie. This is not the same fighting enemies action movie you always watch. The Boondock Saints is about two brothers set out to stop crime in the city of Boston. Connor and Murphy MacManus are two Irish fraternal twins. These two men were forced to use self-defense and kill two mobsters from the Russian mafia. This led them to be the city’s vigilantes. They recruit their friend “The Funny Man” who also goes by Rocco. The three start on a crime stopping spree through Boston, Massachusetts. They have tons of action and a little bit of drama to have you always on your seat. The action starts at the beginning when they are in a bar for St. Patrick’s Day when

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